KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The Court of Appeal today did not proceed to hear a court case revolving around a Muslim convert father’s conversion of his three young children to Muslim without the Hindu mother’s consent or knowledge, as a new issue popped up today regarding the alleged existence of an official translation of the Federal Constitution to the Malay language.
Haniff quoted Julita Ilhani as saying that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had in 2003 “launched” the Attorney General’s Chambers’ Malay translation of the Federal Constitution and also cited her as claiming that it is the authoritative text. Haniff Khatri said Datuk Zainal Rijal Abu Bakar, who is also a lawyer for Mais, had sought to obtain information but had yet to receive confirmation from the AGC regarding the Malay translation.
A check of the AGC’s Federal Legislation portal saw both the English version and Malay translation of the Federal Constitution displayed.
Haniff Khatri said he would also raise the issue about the possible existence of an authoritative Malay translation of the Federal Constitution at the Federal Court tomorrow, as he is also involved in the court case there.Federal Court had in October last year heard a court case involving the validity of Section 66A
Lawyer Sa’adiah Din, who represented the Hindu mother and her three children who are seeking to quash their conversion to Islam, did not object to the postponement request. On March 16, 2015, the father brought the three children — without the Hindu mother’s knowledge or consent or presence — to a mosque in Batu Muda, Selangor, where he then converted himself and the children to Islam. At that time, the children were months away from reaching the ages of 13, 11 and eight that year.
From layman's understanding...Parliament debates proposed amendments to Federal Constitution. Then, put to vote & if 2/3 support the proposed amendments it is passed in Parliament. Then it's sent to Agong for Royal accent. After which it becomes law. Was this followed?
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